Registered lobbyist
Sara M. Westrick
AARP Maryland · 866-542-8163 · on file 2025 to 2026
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$0
all years on file
Bills testified on
89
101 for · 2 against · 1 info
Got their outcome
65%
67 of 103 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session104 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 58 Transportation - Paratransit Services - Interjurisdictional Routes | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 152 Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 184 Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 191 Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 191 Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 202 Public Health - Social Isolation and Loneliness Pilot Grant Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 216 Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 278 Human Services - Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (The Longevity Ready Maryland Act) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 280 Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 282 Adult Protective Services – Modifications | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 323 Income Tax - Credit for Income Taxes and Penalties Due to Financial Exploitation | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Withdrawn |
| HB 420 Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 442 Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 446 Health - Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and Provider Resource Toolkit | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 484 Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | FWAPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 494 Health Insurance - Primary Care Investment Targets - Reimbursement and Reporting | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 548 Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 596 Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 624 Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 671 Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 724 Employment Discrimination - Caregiver Status | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 733 Maryland Transit Administration - Fixed-Route Transit Services - Announcements | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 746 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition and Coverage Requirements | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 747 Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities – Membership | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 752 Criminal Law - Theft and Fraud Crimes - Valuation and Forgery of Gift Cards | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 804 Department of Aging - Aging Resilience Fund - Establishment | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 811 Aging-in-Place Programs - Grants - Multigenerational Third Places ( Village Multigenerational Third Places Act) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 882 Consumer Health Information - Termination Date and Mandatory Funding for the State's Consumer Health Information Hub - Repeal | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 882 Consumer Health Information - Termination Date and Mandatory Funding for the State's Consumer Health Information Hub - Repeal | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 931 Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Medical Director Requirements | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 944 Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need and Material Change Transactions | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 945 Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 945 Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Initiative | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 965 Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council - Establishment | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 974 Electricity and Gas - Retail Supply (Freedom From Monopolies Act) | UNFPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 977 Veterans Benefits Matters - Claim Servicers - Requirements | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 989 State Assistance for the Elderly - Study on Calculation of Income | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1002 Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 1008 Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 1062 Estates and Trusts - Jurisdiction Over Property of Minors or Disabled Persons - Authorized Transactions | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 1117 Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council and the Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs - Recommendations for Elopement Response Devices | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1117 Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council and the Advisory Stakeholder Group on Autism-Related Needs - Recommendations for Elopement Response Devices | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1129 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Provider Agencies - Wages and Leave for Personal Care Aides | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1198 Civil Actions - Coerced Debt - Debtor Protections | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1280 Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 1291 Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Continuity of Care | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1323 Health Care Decisions Act - Surrogate Decision Making - Hospital Surrogate Committee | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1372 Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 1372 Public Health - Office of Health Care Quality Information and Maryland Health Centralization Commission | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 1414 Nursing Homes - Direct Care Wages and Benefits and Cost Reports | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1504 Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Construction and Reconstruction (The Honorable Anne Healey Pedestrian Safety Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | AARP | Enacted |
| HB 1516 Human Services - Energy Assistance Programs - Administration and Funding | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1532 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | FWAPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 1563 Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 1563 Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 8 Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 29 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 29 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 39 Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 73 Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 96 Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Terminology - Active Service Members | FAV | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 96 Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Terminology - Active Service Members | FAV | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 113 Human Services - Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (Longevity Ready Maryland Act) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 123 Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Membership | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 150 Notation of Veteran Status - Public Profiles | FAV | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 150 Notation of Veteran Status - Public Profiles | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 151 Income Tax - Credit for Individuals Residing With and Caring for Elderly Parents | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 167 Department of Natural Resources - Licenses, Permits, Registrations, and Public Profiles - Notation of Veteran Status | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 167 Department of Natural Resources - Licenses, Permits, Registrations, and Public Profiles - Notation of Veteran Status | FAV | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 182 Adult Protective Services - Modifications | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 205 Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 215 Veterans and Uniformed Services - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund and Application of Laws | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 215 Veterans and Uniformed Services - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund and Application of Laws | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 240 Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council - Establishment | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 242 Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 242 Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 243 Uniformed Services Spouses Act | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 250 Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 270 Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 291 Income Tax - Credit for Income Taxes and Penalties Due to Financial Exploitation | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 293 Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 325 Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 340 Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 386 Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 411 Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 428 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 490 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 493 Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 493 Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 494 Maryland Health Care Commission - Certificates of Need and Material Change Transactions | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 530 Aging-in-Place Programs - Grants - Multigenerational Third Places (Village Multigenerational Third Places Act) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 555 Health - Dementia Services and Brain Health Program and Provider Resource Toolkit | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 587 Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund - Funding | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 587 Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund - Funding | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 663 Nursing Homes - Direct Care Wages and Benefits and Cost Reports | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 741 Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Alterations | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 741 Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Alterations | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 749 Residential Retail Customer and Retail Electricity Suppliers - Definition and Alterations | UNFPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 753 Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act) | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 771 Human Services - Energy Assistance Programs - Administration and Funding | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 809 Supporting Our Caregiver Infrastructure Program - Feasibility Study | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 837 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board | INFOPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 860 Department of Aging – Aging Resilience Fund – Establishment | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 987 Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | FAVPDF | AARP Maryland | Did not advance |
